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T. A. DE VILBISS.

BOOTH.

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Patented June 5, 1917.

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BOOTH.

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Patented June 5, 1917.

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T. A. DE VILBISS.

BOOTH. APPV/L'lcATloN man ome, 1915.

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THOMAS A. EDE VILBISS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DE VILBISSMANU-- IACTURING CO., OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BOOTH.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 19T '7.

Application filed December 6, 1915. Serial No. 65,433.

To aZZ whom t mayV concern.'

Be it known that l, THOMAS A. DE VIL- iss, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Booth; and l do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification. v'

This invention relates to booths of the type particularly intended foruse in connection with the coating of articles with paint, varnish,lacquer, or the like, by means of an air brush.

The object of my invention is the provision of a booth of thischaracter, which is made up of a plurality of sections capable of beingseparably connected together and used in any desired number to suit thedepth of the booth required, thus enhancing` the practicability andcommercial value of apparatus of this character.

A further object of my invention is the provision of simple and elicientmeans for varying the width of a booth of the character described byinserting therein or removing therefrom one or more roof sections, suchinsertion or removal being accomplished in a quick and easy manner.Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description' thereof.

While the invention, in its broader aspect, is capable of embodiment innumerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of alarge sized booth embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a central verticallongitudinal section thereof with a part broken away. Fig. 3 is anenlarged section of a side portion of the booth taken on the line inFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the booth shown in Fig. 1. Fig.' 5is an enlarged top plan view of the front portion of a booth, the topsection of which is narrower or contains one less window panel than Fig.4. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary inner perspective view of the top portion ofa booth of a size similar to that shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlargedsection on the l'ine y in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a boothembodying the inventlon and of smaller size both in depth and width thanthe booth shown in Fig. l. Fig. 9 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. l0is a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 1l is an enlarged perspectivefragmentary detail of the front .cured together in edge abuttingrelation in- 'any desired n-umber to suit the depth of the booth, andthe rear end of the booth is closed :by 'an end .member B, whichis'preferably, lbolted or otherwise removably secured at its edge to theouter edge of the rear section A. This end memberisv preferably ofoutwardly projecting funnel form and provided at its small end with oneor more outlet openings I) in which may be disposed fans o for creatingan outwardly flowing current of air therethrough.

Each body section A is provided at each side thereof with a leg portion,which is composed of a body panel l of sheet material, such forinstance, as sheet metal, which may be provided with a transparentwindow section 2 near its upper end. This body panel l is provided ateach vertical edge thereof with a reinforcing bar 3, in the presentinstance, of angle-iron form, with one flange of each bar projectinginward at the inner side of the body l, while the other flange of thebar projects outward transversely of the section, as shown. The upperend of the side section is angled preferably in rounded form to form arounded corner portion, and has its upper end terminating in inwardlyprojecting horizontal position with the upper end of the edge bars 3projecting horizontally beyond the upper edge of the body material l. Ifthe booth is of narrow form, the registering edge bars 3 of therespective side edges of the two opposed leg portions of a section A aresecured t0- gether in endwise abutting relation, as shown in Figs. 8 and9. If, on the other hand, however, it is desired to broaden the booth, atop section C may be interposed between the upper edge of the opposedleg portions of a section A and secured thereto edge abutting relationin any desired number, depending on the desired depth of the booth, bybolts 4 or in any other suitable manner, which bolts extend throughregistering apertures in the abutting and outwardly projecting flangeportions of the respective edge bars .3, as shown in Fig. 10. The rearend B is provided at its edge with a reinforcing bar 5 -of angle-ironform, the outwardly projecting flange of which is eX- tended to abutagainst the outwardly projecting flange of the rear edge bar 3 of thebooth body, and to be secured thereto in a removable manner by bolts 6,or in any other suitable manner, as best shown in Fig. 10.

The edge bars 3, 3 of each leg portion of. a

body section A have the portions of their upper ends which extend fromthe body part 1 of different lengths, so that when the sections A areplaced in edge abutting relation, the upper end portions of the sideabutting bars 3 of the two sections will lap past each other and havetheir respectiveend abutting joints disposed in staggered relation oroffset in opposite directions from the center of the top in case. thebooth is ofnarrow form, and a top section C is employed, as indicated inFig. 8. The difference in length of the edge bars 3 at the oppositeedges of a body section A is indicated in Fig. 6. When the edge bars 3of the two leg portions of a section are in abutting relation at theirupper ends, as indicated in Figs. 8 and 9, the front edge .bars of thefront body section A are secured together by'a tie-bar 7, which issecured to the inner sides of the outwardly projecting flanges of suchedge bars by bolts 8, or in any other suitable manner.

When the edge bars 3 of the leg portions of a section are disposed inend abutting relation, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the space between theupper ends of the body portions 1 of the section is lled by a removabletop section yC which, in the present instance,

icomprises two transversely spaced window sections 9, 9 and anintermediate section 10 of sheet material, such for instance, as sheetmetal. If, however, the width of the booth prohibits the abutting of theends of the edge bars 3 of the opposed leg portions of a section, a topsection C may be broadened by broadening the intermediate section 10, asindicated at 10a, Fig. 11, or one or more alternating sections 9 and101may be provided, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. It will be understood,however, that the forms shown are merely for illustrative purposes, andthat the invention is not limited to the width or number of the parts 9and 10.

The edges of the strips 10 or 10a, as the case may be, and the upper endedges of the body portions 1 are each doubled over flat on the bodyportions of the respective 'parts for a short distance, as shown at l1,Figs. 7 and 11, and then terminate in outwardly projecting doubled overtongues 12, which project outward at right angles to the ledge portions11, as shown. The edges of the panel 9, which in the present instance,comprise reinforced glass, rest on the respective ledges 11 and closethe open spaces between the adjacent edges of the parts land 10 or 10,as the case may be. The panels 9 are retained in position by strips 13,which are angled in cross-section with one flange dou@4 bled in invertedU-form to fit down over the tongues 12 and with the other flangeprojecting outward from the tongues over the ad jacent ledge 11` and inholding contact with the outer side of the respective panel 9. Thestrips 13 are removably secured to the tongues 12 by screws 14, or inany other suitable manner.

The section C, if of sufhcient length to cause a spacing of the alinedends of the edge bars 3, is provided with edge bars 3a of angle-iron,which are intended to fit between and longitudinally aline with therespective edge bars 3 of the same body section A. The bars 3a, while ofthe' same length, are arranged in alternate offset relation, so that onebar of each top section C projects farther in one direction than theother, as shown in Fig. 6, thus conforming to the dierence in length ofprojection of the upper ends of the bars 3 from the respectiveportions 1. This arrangement enables the abutting bars of adjoiningsections to lap the end joints 15 of each other, or in other words, todispose the end joints of one edge bar 3, 3It of a section A in offsetrelation to the joints of the side abutting edge bar of an adjoiningsection.

It will be understood that the reinforcing or tie-bar 7 at the frontedge of the front body section A is of suitable length to suit the widthof the booth and to span all end joints 15 in the front edge bar 3, 3,as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 8 and 11. 16 designates a lamp housing orreflector, in which may be disposed one or more electric or other lamps.One or more of these housings may be employed, and they are preferablylocated adjacent the forward top edge portion of the boothgin positionto reflect the light rays down into the booth through some of thespacings in which the panels 9 are disposed.

It is evident that I have provided a simple and eflicient form of boothof the knockdown character, which is capable of being easily set up orknocked down, and enlarged in size, either in depth or width, or

` both, as occasion may require. It is also evident that the parts of abooth can be nested 1n compact form for shipping or storing. It will `beunderstood, however,

Without departing from the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a booth, a pair of side members each of one-half inverted U-shape,said members having bars projecting beyond the inner sides of the tops`thereof at the fronts of said members, a roof section having a barextending at its ends beyond the sides of the section and abutting atits ends the ends of the first named bars, a bar having its endsextending across the abutting ends of said first named bar, and means tosecure the last named bar to the bars of the members and the bar of .theroof section.

2. In a booth, side members yhaving top portions, a roof sectioninterposed between said top portions and composed of a central v memberhaving its sides doubled over to form ledges and extended vertically anddoubled over to form tongues, panels seated on the ledges, and strips ofinverted U- cross-section receiving the tongues and havpanels.

ing lateral extensions engaged on top of the 3. In a booth, a pair ofside members each of one-half inverted U-shape, angle-irons bounding thefront edges of said members, a roof panel between the top parts of saidmembers, a bar secured to the roof panel and projecting beyond the sidesof the same and seating on the horizontal parts of the angle irons andabutting the vertical parts of the angle-irons, and means to rigidlysecure the bar to the angle-irons.

4. In a booth, a pair of side members each of one-haltl invertedU-shape, angle-irons bounding the front edges of said members and havingparts which project beyond the inner sides of the tops of the memberswhereby said parts may be overlapped with the vertical and horizontalparts of the angle-irons in engagement with each other,

and means to removably secure said parts in their overlapped positions.

5, In a booth, la pair of rigid side members each of one-half invertedU-shape, a panel insertible between and removable from between the topsof said members,

means' to support the panel from said members, and means to secure thepanel supporting means to the members and to secure the members to oneanother when the panel is removed, thetops of said members form ing theentire roof when the panel is removed and forming a part of the roofwhen the panel is used.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

THOMAS A. DE VILBISS.

